Franklin city vs Lexington city

A side-by-side comparison of Franklin city and Lexington city: population, income, housing, and more.

Franklin city and Lexington city are counties in Virginia. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Franklin city has the higher population (8,212 vs 7,420 in Lexington city). Lexington city has the higher median household income ($89,598 vs $65,125 in Franklin city). Lexington city has the higher median home value ($275,300 vs $227,200 in Franklin city).

Population, income & housing

	Franklin city	Lexington city
Population	8,212	7,420
Median age	40.5 yrs	22.5 yrs
Median household income	$65,125	$89,598
Median home value	$227,200	$275,300
Median gross rent	$995	$985
Housing units	3,897	2,644
Homeownership rate	53.4%	51.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.4%	57.3%
Unemployment rate	4.7%	0.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Franklin city	Lexington city
Population	8,147 → 8,212 (+0.8%)	7,241 → 7,420 (+2.5%)
Median household income	$40,417 → $65,125 (+61.1%)	$42,632 → $89,598 (+110.2%)
Median home value	$164,100 → $227,200 (+38.5%)	$235,700 → $275,300 (+16.8%)
Median gross rent	$860 → $995 (+15.7%)	$788 → $985 (+25.0%)

Franklin city

Population

8,1478,212

Median household income

$40,417$65,125

Median home value

$164,100$227,200

Median gross rent

$860$995

Lexington city

Population

7,2417,420

Median household income

$42,632$89,598

Median home value

$235,700$275,300

Median gross rent

$788$985

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Franklin city	Lexington city
Under 5	7.5%	3.3%
5 to 17	19.1%	3.8%
18 to 24	5.4%	49.1%
25 to 34	12.8%	9.4%
35 to 44	10.5%	3.7%
45 to 54	11.8%	7.4%
55 to 64	14.0%	7.0%
65 to 74	10.4%	10.3%
75 and over	8.6%	6.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Franklin city	Lexington city
White (non-Hispanic)	37.8%	79.2%
Black or African American	51.7%	4.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.5%
Asian	2.3%	3.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.4%
Two or more races	5.1%	7.2%
Hispanic or Latino	3.2%	4.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Franklin city	Lexington city
No high school diploma	15.3%	4.1%
High school graduate	29.6%	22.9%
Some college or associate's	28.7%	15.7%
Bachelor's degree	15.7%	24.9%
Graduate or professional degree	10.7%	32.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Franklin city	Lexington city
Drove alone	86.0%	53.9%
Carpooled	3.2%	2.1%
Public transit	0.1%	0.0%
Walked	4.5%	30.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.4%	13.4%
Other means	2.8%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Franklin city	Lexington city
1-unit, detached	71.6%	62.6%
1-unit, attached	2.1%	2.7%
2 to 4 units	13.3%	18.0%
5 to 19 units	10.4%	13.5%
20 or more units	2.4%	3.2%
Mobile home & other	0.2%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Franklin city	Lexington city
Poverty rate	16.7%	15.9%
Average household size	2.38	2.03
Mean commute (minutes)	21	12
Median year structure built	1966	1957